Triggering PHP script from Windows XP machine

> Hi there ;-)
> Is there a way to trigger a remote PHP script from a Windows XP machine
> (with boardutils)?
> --
> Freundliche Gr=FC=DFe,
> Franz Marksteiner

> wrote:
>> Hi there ;-)
>> Is there a way to trigger a remote PHP script from a Windows XP
>> machine (with boardutils)?

> Not sure what BoardUtils is, but the way to do is is set up a Windows
> Scheduled Task pointing at a batch file. In the batch file, enter your
> php command, i.e. "C:\PHP\PHP.EXE C:\WEB\MY_SCRIPT.PHP"
> In MY_SCRIPT.PHP, use cURL() or FOPEN() to get the page on the remote
> site.

> You could possibly do this directly, by launching Internet Explorer
> from the batch job, passing the web site address, but it's better to
> run PHP for this type of task.

> reports.review@googlemail.com wrote:
>> wrote:
>>> Hi there ;-)
>>> Is there a way to trigger a remote PHP script from a Windows XP
>>> machine (with boardutils)?
> Boardutils is my expression for "no third party" ;-)
>> Not sure what BoardUtils is, but the way to do is is set up a Windows
>> Scheduled Task pointing at a batch file. In the batch file, enter your
>> php command, i.e. "C:\PHP\PHP.EXE C:\WEB\MY_SCRIPT.PHP"
>> In MY_SCRIPT.PHP, use cURL() or FOPEN() to get the page on the remote
>> site.
> Thatfore I would have to run a local PHP server.
> Is there no way to just run some remote script, without any output and
> intervention?
> Just how the browser would do it, but as just mentioned with no output
> and application window...
>> You could possibly do this directly, by launching Internet Explorer
>> from the batch job, passing the web site address, but it's better to
>> run PHP for this type of task.
> Yes, I would like to achieve this "in the background".

> On Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:22:03 +0100, Franz Marksteiner
>> reports.review@googlemail.com wrote:
>>> wrote:
>>>> Hi there ;-)
>>>> Is there a way to trigger a remote PHP script from a Windows XP
>>>> machine (with boardutils)?
>> Boardutils is my expression for "no third party" ;-)
>>> Not sure what BoardUtils is, but the way to do is is set up a
>>> Windows Scheduled Task pointing at a batch file. In the batch file,
>>> enter your php command, i.e. "C:\PHP\PHP.EXE C:\WEB\MY_SCRIPT.PHP"
>>> In MY_SCRIPT.PHP, use cURL() or FOPEN() to get the page on the
>>> remote site.
>> Thatfore I would have to run a local PHP server.
>> Is there no way to just run some remote script, without any output
>> and intervention?
>> Just how the browser would do it, but as just mentioned with no
>> output and application window...
>>> You could possibly do this directly, by launching Internet Explorer
>>> from the batch job, passing the web site address, but it's better to
>>> run PHP for this type of task.
>> Yes, I would like to achieve this "in the background".
> Hmmz, with 'boardutils', and background processing, I'd say you'll
> have to tell your batch file to TELNET to the webserver (port 80), as
> the default browser cannot be started/pointed to the website
> 'quietly'. This had got nothing to do with PHP anymore in that case,
> so if you have questions about that, ask in a Windows/Telnet related
> location.